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Chapter 96 The Lakers' Dilemma, Singles Open! (Second update, please subscribe)

Duane's personal data and record are unique, but the controversy over sharing the Rookie of the Year award with James has not subsided.

At this time, it was also reported that Dunn had to undergo a temporary urine test because of his outstanding performance in G1 of the Western Conference Semifinals.

Naturally, the Los Angeles media paid great attention to this and rushed to report on it.

However, unlike foreign media, even if the urine test results have not been announced, the Los Angeles media basically defends Duane in every way, and then questions the fairness of NBA officials.

Coincidentally, the New York media on the east coast has always been at loggerheads with the Los Angeles media, but now, for the first time, they have put aside their previous suspicions and shared the same hatred, helping to create an atmosphere where the alliance is unfair and Dunn is the victim.

Of course, the main purpose of the New York media is to use their strength to reduce the negative impact of the New York Knicks being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

By supporting Dunn, they also created the image of Anthony's tragic hero.

After Duane's negative urine test results were announced, fans in Los Angeles and New York also followed suit.

All of a sudden, Nike's win was overwhelming, and Dunn, Anthony, and James all got a lot of traffic, and the sales of their sneakers all increased to varying degrees.

If Duane hadn't seized the time to digest the Larry Johnson template, Nike would have discussed with the Lakers, took up some of Duane's training time, and shot a few commercials while the iron was hot.

It was also Dunn himself who replied to the Nike executives that the king is very strong and needs him to go all out. Recently, he has been training to maintain his condition, so he can't spare much time.

After mutual negotiation between the two parties, it was finally decided to wait for the Lakers to advance to the Western Conference Finals or be eliminated in the Western Conference Semifinals before filming a new advertisement.

As for now, I can only release some shooting drills that are usually recorded, as well as the wonderful dunks that were not shown in the dunk contest.

As time went on, the sales of Dunne's 1st generation sneakers increased further.

G2 in the Western Conference semifinals is also coming soon.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of G2 in the Western Conference semifinals, the league announced the MVP winner of this season's regular season.

Kevin Garnett, the star of the second-place Timberwolves in the West, defeated Tim Duncan, the star of the Spurs, who was third in the West, and won the regular season MVP for the first time.

Duncan had already been the MVP of the second consecutive regular season before this, and the two leading stars of the Lakers, the number one in the West, each missed a lot of games.

Although the Pacers' record is good, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the league is now strong in the west and weak in the east, and the Pacers' record is still somewhat lacking.

Therefore, Jermaine O'Neal only ranked third on the regular season MVP list.

Garnett won the regular season MVP in one fell swoop after being assisted by Cassel and Madman in the Timberwolves, which is the result of years of accumulation.

Of course, as the No. [-] team in the Western Conference, the Lakers' three players also ranked among the top ten in the regular season MVP list.

Kobe is fourth, O'Neal is sixth, and Duane is seventh.

Although Duan only received 3 second votes and 5 third votes, this also shows that Duan gained the recognition of the media in just one season.

Nike will contribute to Duane's public relations awards, but Duane obviously does not meet the conditions for hitting the MVP of the regular season.

In the absence of Nike's intervention, Duane can get 8 votes, which does say something.

Judging from the current regular season MVP list, Dunn still has a chance to be selected to the best team.

However, it is unclear whether NBA officials are willing to give it to him. After all, Duan is too young!

These days, the four power forwards alone occupy many of the best lineups at the forward position.

Garnett and Duncan are the top two MVPs in the regular season, and they basically didn't make a run for a while.

Although Webber was injured and absent for a while, he also led the team to fourth in the West. In addition, Nowitzki also led the Mavericks to fifth in the West.

O'Neal, who is third on the regular season MVP list, is bound to be in the best team, after all, he doesn't know who his opponent is in the East.

Then there is one position left, which is basically Peja, Artest, Roaring Tianzun and Duane competing together.

Duane and Peja have better statistics, but in terms of record, Duane and Artest are better.

Roaring Tianzun is a veteran star. He was the boss of the Trail Blazers before. After going to the Pistons, he also provided great help to the Pistons on both offense and defense.

Many fans even believe that the boss of the Pistons has changed from Big Ben to Roaring Tianzun.

On the whole, compared with others, Duane still has some advantages in competing for the best team.

The problem is that everyone else is basically the second child, and Duane can only be regarded as the third child in the super team of the Lakers, which is a disadvantage in the awards.

Due to the strict protection of the league officials for the best team list, Nike has not helped Duane find out the news, so Duane can only be patient and continue to prepare for the Western Conference semifinals.

On May 5, G8 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Kings started again.

After four days of repeated discussions and studies with the coaching staff, Rick Adelman, who learned from the pain, took a risk and adjusted the King's defensive tactics.

The Kings restricted the Lakers with a three-two defense, focusing on defending Kobe and O'Neal's two offensive strengths.

At the beginning, the Lakers didn't pay attention. Duane played a pick-and-roll with Payton, attracted the defense, and then passed the ball to O'Neal, who played Divac one-on-one.

No, Bibby immediately retreated to the basket, and O'Neal turned his back and slipped to the basket as usual after taking the ball, but saw Webb let go of Malone and double-teamed him.

O'Neal was surrounded by two big men, Divac and Webber, because of his average passing ability, he couldn't pass the ball from the crowd to Malone who had been emptied.

O'Neal could only turn back to the wing and pass the ball to Dunn and Kobe on the outside.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, Bibby suddenly appeared in front of him.

O'Neal dribbled the ball too high, and when encountering a steal by a small man, he could only lift the ball high.

Dunn and Payton stepped forward to respond, but O'Neal was surrounded by three people and could only barely jump up to pass the ball, but was still jumped up by Webb and intercepted the ball in the air.

Upon seeing this, Du En and others immediately returned to defense, but they were still outplayed by the Kings in the frontcourt. Bibby scored 2 points with an air cut layup.

Soon, Payton dribbled the ball across half court, and Duan once again took the ball to find a chance for O'Neal to score in singles.

This time, O'Neal was a little vigilant, and after taking the ball, he tried to slip to the bottom of the basket. When he found that Webber was double-teaming again, he immediately turned back and passed the ball to Dunn who was outside the three-point line.

After getting the ball, Dunn didn't rush to make a shot, but signaled Malone to come out from the inside and run a high pick-and-roll with him.

As Webb also came out from the inside, Duane pretended to break through, attracting Webber's big delay in the middle, but actually handed the ball to O'Neal for singles.

It's not that Duane can't attack with the ball by himself, but that O'Neal is the most expensive player on the field. Duane must first hand the ball to O'Neal, so that he can complete his scoring task within the limited playing time.

If the Lakers only let O'Neal run back and forth on the court and do not allow O'Neal to participate in the offense, then O'Neal will have a pure negative effect in the King's defensive counterattack.

No team has the luxury to buy an undercover agent with the second highest salary in the league. Dunn allows O'Neal to play singles, and can also use O'Neal's offense to consume the physical strength of Divac and Brad Miller.

Otherwise, once O'Neal goes down first because he can't run, but Divac still has the strength to participate in the next offense, the Lakers will also be in a disadvantageous situation because they lose the inside.

boom--

O'Neal did not disappoint Duane, and with Duane's help, O'Neal finally escaped being double-teamed by three people, smashed the ball into the basket hard, and got a chance to add a penalty.

Although Bibby helped defend, someone needed to step forward to defend O'Neal and slow down O'Neal's speed in attacking the basket.

O'Neal also used his own flexible footwork to pass Divac in one turn, and then Bibby wanted to limit O'Neal's scoring, even if he paid for a foul, it would not help.

In other words, hanging one or two dunks on the arm is already O'Neal's basic operation.

This season, it is also the rise of Duane, which made O'Neal play more comfortably, which is why he has not often suffered such inhuman treatment.

Duang——

However, in the playoffs, O'Neal still needs to pay more attention to this free throw.

It was also because O'Neal missed a free throw and the Lakers missed the opportunity to overtake the score.

And because O'Neal executes free throws, Malone is alone, and the Lakers have no other powerful rebounders, so the Kings easily control the ball.

In a blink of an eye, Peja hit the first three-pointer of the game from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right with the help of Divac's pick-and-roll, and the Lakers fell behind the Kings again.

In the Lakers' offensive round, Duane repeated his old tricks and played a pick-and-roll with Malone to attract Webber's defense.

However, this time O'Neal's luck was not so good.

I saw O'Neal just hit the basket after receiving the ball. Except for Doug Christie who switched to Kobe and Webber who stopped in front of Duane, the rest of the Kings shrank to the basket, and the three double-teamed O'Neal.

Seeing that Bibby and Peja were standing in front of him, O'Neill was also heartbroken, and took off with the ball to attack the basket.

Bibby and Peja knew they couldn't guard O'Neal, so they hugged O'Neal's arm decisively, which was to destroy O'Neal's attack.

At the same time, Divac, who was a little slower but also turned around to catch up, did not show mercy to O'Neal, and directly took off and blocked O'Neal's arm in midair.

O'Neal suffered from arhat-like defense and naturally failed to hit the ball into the basket.

Standing on the free throw line again, O'Neal, whose eyes were full of anger, wanted to eat Divac and others one by one.

But no way, the physical confrontation was quite intense when he came up, and the physical consumption was also very obvious. O'Neill's arm just hung three more people.

At this time, O'Neal, who had no feeling of touch, could only bite the bullet and execute two free throws with a large amount of cold sweat on his forehead.

Duang——

Duang——

Hearing the sound of blacksmithing, O'Neill almost wanted to die!

Obviously playing so tired, but wasted the team's offensive opportunity!
O'Neal wanted to help the Lakers get the rebound back, but as soon as he ran towards the rebound, the Kings got the ball and played a transition attack.

In a blink of an eye, Weber made a mid-range shot and helped the Kings establish a two-point advantage.

At this time, as the Lakers commander, how could Duan not know the Kings' defensive strategy?

O'Neal was temporarily choked to death, so let Kobe fight first, and let Kobe break the deadlock through his personal ability!

Duane still started a high pick-and-roll with Malone. At this time, Bibby was leaning towards O'Neal, but Duane suddenly passed to Kobe on the weak side.

Ever since, Bibby turned to flank Kobe.

After Kobe got the ball, he found that there was only Doug Christie in front of him, so he just shook it, pulled it up, and shot a three-point jumper.

brush--

Go in!

Kobe just used a three-pointer to help the Lakers ease the scoring shortage. He didn't want Bibby and Webber to pass Kobe and Duane respectively and rush directly to the frontcourt.

When Bryant and Dunn rushed to catch up, they saw Divac grab the baseline ball and pass it long to midfielder Doug Christie, who took the ball and passed it long to Peja.

Dunn and Kobe's attention was still on Webber and Bibby's side. Although Payton was in front of Peja, because of the obvious difference in height, the take-off interference did not cause any effect.

brush--

Also a three-pointer!

Kobe just scored a three-pointer, and only a few seconds later, Peja responded with a three-pointer.

At this time, O'Neal, who arrived late, was sweating profusely, and then came to the backcourt.

Obviously, the King's defensive adjustment and game rhythm are very unfavorable to the Lakers!

As the commander of the Lakers, Dunn is facing a great test, and he must find a solution as soon as possible!

If you don't have the ability to lead the team to chase points, then you can only go down to listen to the Zen master's arrangement after the Zen master calls a timeout...

However, although Du En very much recognized Master Zen's coaching philosophy, he hoped that the team would win the game under his guidance.

Du En was not reconciled to just follow the coach's arrangement. Du En wanted to prove his ability to lead the team and let Zen Master continue to sit on the sidelines.

"It's time to show real technology!"

Before that, Dunn had been filling up the gaps for the OK group and helping them.

Get assists, bring a substitute, take advantage of the opponent's physical strength, and play some simple balls.

If Dunn plays like this, it will be easier for him personally, the statistics will be good, and it will be easier for the Lakers to win.

However, this style of play is only suitable for games where the OK combination can lead the team to win.

Obviously, tonight's game will be different.

The OK combination has been targeted to a certain extent, but Duane's side is basically one-on-one.

In the triangle offensive system, Dunn is the axis and is responsible for passing the ball, which is true.

However, Dunn is also the third offensive point in the triangle offense, the third superstar of the super team Lakers!

Therefore, as Kobe's teammate, Dunn should sometimes accept Kobe's basketball philosophy.

In the playoffs, it is impossible to play simple ball all the time!
Football stars are here to solve complex problems and get difficult shots!

Compared with two-teams and three-teams, singles is indeed equivalent to a big open!
Today, Duan can not only shoot three-pointers, but also mid-range shots. He can even go to the low post and try to hit one or two.

However, the hole card still needs to be hidden first.

Dunn is going to start from the three-point line first.

After all, the three-pointer is the most effective way to break the zone defense!
And the three-pointer is exactly what Dunn is best at doing on the offensive end.

(End of this chapter)